Performers considered for DIS roles

This is a list of performers who were considered for Star Trek: Discovery roles, but who ultimately did not appear in the final version of the series. Performers listed here have been verified as having been considered by Star Trek personnel for a particular role in which they ultimately did not appear.

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Angela Bassett was a casting favorite, but stated that she was too busy filming another project.

Prior to his past involvement with creating the series, former showrunner Bryan Fuller imagined ideally that "I want Angela Bassett to be the captain, that's who I would love to have, you know Captain Angela Bassett and First Officer Rosario Dawson." He added, "I would love to do that version of the show [...] but that's in the future to be told." [2] Regarding his interest in Bassett for the fledgling series, she responded, "That's thrilling, that's very nice, but how am I going to do that and American Horror? How is that going to work? ... Oh my gosh, and raise twins?" [3]

Michael Dorn (born9 December1952; age 65) played Worf in some of the previous films and television series (as well as his grandfather in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country), and had "a couple of conversations with producers" over the course of a couple weeks in the summer of 2016 for a possible role on Discovery. The discussions were eventually unfruitful, and, as of April 2017, there were "no plans for him to appear at this time" in the series. During a Q&A with the audience following an interview with Jim Helsinger, the Artistic Director for Florida's Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Dorn stated that he would appear as another Worf ancestor in a guest role in "the first episodes of the new series [that would] center around the Klingons." Rumors indicate that he ultimately turned down the role because he would have received low pay for his appearance. [4]